gilet jaune

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French gilet jaune. === Pronunciation === === Noun === gilet jaune (plural gilets jaunes) (usually in the plural) A yellow vest, a member of a French protest movement which started in 2018. == French == === Alternative forms === Gilet jaune (member of protest movement) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒi.lɛ ʒon/ === Noun === gilet jaune m (plural gilets jaunes) yellow high-visibility safety vest Synonyms: gilet de haute visibilité, gilet de sécurité Hyponym: EPI (by extension, informal, metonymic) motorway patroller, who wears such a vest Synonym: homme en jaune (by extension, France, metonymic) a member of a French protest movement which started in late 2018 against rising fuel prices; members of the movement wore such vests For quotations using this term, see Citations:gilet jaune. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see gilet,‎ jaune. ==== Coordinate terms ==== jacquerie ==== Derived terms ==== giletjaunisation giletjauniser ==== Descendants ==== → English: gilet jaune, → yellow vest (calque), → yellow jacket (calque) ==== See also ==== bonnet rouge (literally “red cap”)